'Roseanne Barr' keeps everyone in stitches!

Anne Kissel with award and mini-standee of 'Roseanne Barr'

Anne Kissel is a standup comic, Roseanne Barr tribute artist (sound, laugh and voice alike), improv artist, writer, actress and plus-size model celebrity lookalike.

'Roseanne' on The Next Best Thing

Yes, this is the same comedienne who performed on ABC's The Next Best Thing
(Summer 2007) and laughed her way up to the semi-finals! She has also been on the Conan O'Brien Show, Phil Donahue, Rickie Lake, Pat Bullard Show and Law and Order.

Kissel was the finalist in the Connecticut Comedy Festival (2004), and the winner of the Ft. Erie World Tribute Artists Championship (2004), two time winner of the Cloney Award (2005, 2007), awarded at Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas and also the winner of the Funniest Female at the Sunburst Celebrity Impersonators Convention in Orlando, Florida (2006 - 2007).

Anne receives Vegas Tribute Idol Award

In March 2010 Anne Kissel won another award.  This time she won a Vegas Tribute Idol Award where she emceed at the Celebrity Impersontors Convention and helped with the presenting of awards at The Reel Awards on stage at the Theater of the Stars at the Stratosphere Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This comedienne has been performing standup comedy for years and has added impersonator, film, Bamboo Shark (2009), and theatrical actress, improvisation, piano, sewing, painting and just plain "being creative" to her long repertoire.

Tom Arnold, Anne Kissel (Photo/courtesy)

Anne Kissel, the writer, has screenplays and children's books, three each, in the works. One book is finished and ready to publish.

The main thing to remember about Annie or 'Roseanne,' is that she has the natural ability to keep everyone in stitches no matter who she is or who the audience is for that matter.  Thanks Annie!